scholarly journals New Modalities to Increase the Accessibility of Students with Visually Impaired to Education Using ICT

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
Adela Bradea ◽  
Valentin Cosmin Blandul
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

Educational, vocational, and social inclusion is one of the fundamental principles that ensure people with disabilities a chance to have as a normal life as possible. In turn, accessibility is one of the most important components of inclusion and could be defined as the right of people with disabilities to benefit of the same products and services as all other community members. According to government data from 2015, in Romania 752 931 were people with disabilities, 60 289 were children and 13.9% had various forms of visual impairment. For these people, any limitation in accessibility means isolation and discrimination. On the other hand, education and new technologies can increase the accessibility of people with visual impairment to quality products and services in society. Therefore, the purpose of this research was the identification of attitude and training level of teachers in the educational process accessibility for students with visual impairment using ICT. The sample consisted of 210 professors who teach in pre-academic learning system in Bihor, Romania and research tool - a questionnaire composed of 76 multiple choice items – it was administered online by the end of 2016. The results of the research show that, even if they want to support inclusion of people with visual impairment using ICT in teaching/learning, most teachers do not have professional skills in that field and do not know how to use educational software or to adapt a scholar curriculum for this category of students. Keywords: accessibility; educational inclusion; new Technology;

scholarly journals Expectativas e Fatores de Interesse por Ensino a Distância na área de Bioquímica: relatos de uma pesquisa pré e pós aplicação de uma disciplina de Bioquímica a Distância

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Daniela K. Yokaichiya ◽  
Eduardo Galembeck ◽  
Bayardo Baptista Torres
Keyword(s):  
Educational Software ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Learning System ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Impact

A brief review about the tools and methods used in biochemical education, published in scientific journals and congresses abstracts, shows a wide distribution of different resources used to support biochemical classes. Lab activities, problem based learning (PBL) approach, educational software and the Internet are some of these resources. The Internet has been quickly introduced to the classrooms and provides a wide research area to be explored in different fields of knowledge, such as Biochemical Education. This work focuses on the expectations and the motivation in a Distance Education (DE) course and on advantages and disadvantages considered before and after taking part in a distance discipline. The data were collected from a survey available on our Biochemical Education Website, answered by people interested in Biochemical Education courses from many Brazilian states. Some of the advantages quoted before the course, are: flexibility in time and place to access the discipline; possibility to access new information; use of new technology. The quoted disadvantages emphasize technical problems and the lack of interaction among the participants. The afterward evaluation showed that the strategies used aiming at improving interaction were efficient. DE was considered a good learning system for deepening knowledge by people with different profiles. The evaluation is considered the most sensitive point of this kind of educational system and must be carefully analyzed. In fact, the evaluation of the impact of new technologies in learning processes is one of the biggest challenges for educators nowadays. The last challenge for educators and evaluators involved on online learning projects is using the Internet as better interaction tool and measuring its efficiency.

scholarly journals Constructive geometry education by contemporary technologies

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-183
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Čučaković ◽  
Biljana Jović
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Complete Knowledge ◽  
3D Geometry ◽  
Cad Cam ◽  
Interactive Dynamic

Contemporary technological development (CAD/CAM/CAE, VR, AR, MR) made conventional methods of Descriptive and Constructive Geometry uncompleted. Application and use of new technologies in Constructive geometry requires educational process with the aim to have complete knowledge of all fields that belong to this area. The aspect and results research shows that knowledge acquired in this way by using new technology, develops students' skills that are very important in senior years of studies, particularly in the field of engineering design. Interactive dynamic 3D geometry could not be achieved by conventional ways of studying. The use of modern technology should enable expanding the fields of research as well as preservation of the theoretical knowledge of descriptive geometry.

Impact and Role of AI Technologies in Teaching, Learning, and Research in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 190-203
Author(s):  
Pradeep Tomar ◽  
Shivani Verma
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Intelligent Machines ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
Teaching Learning

The future of higher education is intrinsically linked with developments on new technologies and computing capacities of the new intelligent machines. In this field, advances in artificial intelligence open to new possibilities and challenges for teaching and learning in higher education with the potential to fundamentally change governance and the internal architecture of institutions of higher education. The role of technology in higher learning is to enhance human thinking and to augment the educational process, not to reduce it to a set of procedures for content delivery, control, and assessment. With the rise of AI solutions, it is increasingly important for educational institutions to stay alert and see if the power of control over hidden algorithms that run them is not monopolized by tech-lords. This chapter will cover all the positive and negative aspects of AI technologies on teaching, learning, and research in higher education.

MACE: Mobile Artificial Conversational Entity for Adapting Domain Knowledge and Generating Personalized Advice

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (04) ◽  
pp. 1940005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Troussas ◽  
Akrivi Krouska ◽  
Maria Virvou
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Design Development

Mobile learning offers, with the help of handheld devices, a continuous access to the learning process. With the advent of mobile learning, educational systems are changing, offering the possibility of distance education without the restrictions of place and time. As such, new technological advancements are employed by mobile learning. This paper presents the design, development and evaluation of a novel artificial conversational entity, incorporated in a mobile learning system for personalized English language instruction. More specifically, it offers amelioration of the domain knowledge model by adapting it to the students’ needs and to the pace that they prefer to receive learning. Moreover, it creates personalized tutoring advice in order to support students in the educational process. Finally, it can assist the procedure of assessments since it automatically generates questions to assess the knowledge level of students. The evaluation of the mobile tutoring system presents promising results regarding the incorporation of this new technology in digital education with the aim of creating a student-centric learning experience.

New technologies as a chance for emancipation of people with disabilities in the process of communication

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Skotnicka
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Communication Barriers ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Dominant Model ◽  
Theoretical Context ◽  
Specific Disability

The aim of this article is to show the opportunities which new technologies offer in overcoming communication barriers in regards to people experiencing multiple disabilities. The solutions that new technologies bring can constitute one of the forms of resistance to the dominant model of perceiving disability and thus provide space for a particular resistance to the practices of discrimination and exclusion from the society of people experiencing disability, therefore entering into the emancipatory stream. Including the emancipation category into the emerging process of new technology allows us to create a broader theoretical context through which we can give it a new meaning - another dimension, i.e.: new technologies - emancipation ones: adopting such a vision gives new technology a technical dimension. By instilling the proposed position in the field of special education, we can contribute to the exploration of the potential that exists in every human-being regardless of the type or degree of specific disability.

scholarly journals Influence of Physical Activity and Sport on the Inclusion of People with Visual Impairment: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Virginia Alcaraz-Rodríguez ◽  
Daniel Medina-Rebollo ◽  
Antonio Muñoz-Llerena ◽  
Jesús Fernández-Gavira
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Visual Disability ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
Social Importance

People with visual impairment have greater difficulty in accessing physical activity and sport, and a lack of social interaction is also associated with a risk of exclusion. Work is currently being done to include people with visual impairment through physical activity and sport. However, there is a lack of studies examining the status and overall effectiveness of interventions in the pre- and post-COVID stage. This study aimed to provide solid evidence on the characteristics and effectiveness of interventions for the inclusion of people with visual impairment through physical activity and sport in order to address the need for dissemination on this topic. The bibliographic search was carried out with the words “Physical activity”, “Physical exercise”, “Sport”, “Physical training”, “visual disability”, “visual impairment” and “inclusion” in the databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar from 2018 to 2021.The article selection process was according to the PRISMA protocol with a final selection of nine articles. The main results highlighted that the programmes improve the perception of people with disabilities, increase social skills and health and increase the social importance of people with disabilities in the social environment. Among the most generalised conclusions were the need for specialised training, the need for social inclusion and participation of people with visual impairment in their environments and increased physical activity.

scholarly journals EXPERIENCIA DE LA ASIGNATURA DE BASES DE DATOS CON LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL SISTEMA WEB PERSONALIZADO SUAEB. CASO DE ESTUDIO

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-44
Author(s):  
Ricardo Adán Salas-Rueda
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Significance Levels ◽  
Distrito Federal ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Use Of Knowledge ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Educational Conditions

En la actualidad, los docentes junto con las universidades enfrentan el reto de perfeccionar las condiciones educativas que prevalecen en el salón de clases. La tecnología de punta y el diseño instruccional permiten la creación de nuevos entornos virtuales que apoyan el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Uno de los desafíos que enfrentan los docentes en la actualidad es facilitar la asimilación y utilización del conocimiento en el contexto laboral. Por esta razón, esta investigación propone la construcción del Sistema Usable de Aprendizaje-Enseñanza sobre Bases de Datos (SUAEB) para mejorar el proceso educativo a través de la personalización de los contenidos audiovisuales. Este sistema web ofrece a los estudiantes 128 contenidos audiovisuales que se adaptan a las necesidades del usuario. Además esta investigación se apoya en el enfoque cuantitativo para analizar el comportamiento de 19 estudiantes que utilizan el SUAEB durante la impartición del curso presencial 2014-2  denominado Base de datos. Por medio del método ANOVA con los niveles de significancia de 0.05 y 0.01, este estudio analiza el impacto de utilizar el SUAEB como apoyo didáctico en una universidad ubicada en el Distrito Federal, México. Palabras clave: Tecnología; Educación; Usabilidad; Contenidos audiovisuales  Abstract Currently, teachers with universities face the challenge of improving educational conditions in the classroom. The technology and instructional design allow the creation of new virtual environments that support the teaching-learning process. One of the challenges facing teachers today is to facilitate the assimilation and use of knowledge in the employment context. For this reason, this research proposes the construction of  Usable Learning System Instruction on Databases (SUAEB) to enhance the educational process through customization of audiovisual content. This web system offers students 128 audiovisual content to fit user needs . Furthermore, this research is based on the quantitative approach to analyze the behavior of 19 students using the SUAEB for the delivery of classroom course called Database 2014-2. Through ANOVA with significance levels of 0.05 and 0.01, this study analyzes the impact of using the SUAEB as didactic support in a university located in Mexico City.Keywords: Technology, Education, Usability, Audiovisual contents

Inclusion of Ict During the Transformation of the Environment of Learning of the Current with that One in the Centre for the Students – Experience and Attitudes of the Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Freskina Mula ◽  
Shqipe Mula
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Teaching Learning

The integration of the technology in education will mean a lot for the basic skills of computerizing and computers programs in a classroom. Effective integration of these technological skills should occur across the curriculum in ways that studies show deepening and enhancing of the learning process. The purpose of this paper addresses the fundamental issue of how schools, teachers and students are ready to use the basic tools of ICT (radio, TV, mobile phones, computers, laptops, projector, application programs, Word, Excel, Power-Point etc. ) during the teaching / learning process, knowing the rapid development of technology. Given the fact that the population in Kosovo consists mainly of new age, youth (age 15-24) who include 55. 3% of the population involved in the educational process www. ks-gov. net/esk, then from these data we can draw an image that the use of new technologies by young people and it is necessary installation requirement of ICT in schools, therefore there stems the need for this research. The survey was conducted in five schools of lower secondary education in the municipality of Gjakova/Republic of Kosovo. For conducting this paper there were used these methods: theoretical analysis method, the analysis of pedagogical documentation, the inductive method, comparative and statistical and research instrument was a questionnaire, which is applied to teachers and students. These changes, switching from traditional learning in contemporary learning using the technology undoubtedly help students and enables them to interact theoretical and practical knowledge in order to more easily apply the knowledge acquired.

scholarly journals Sustainable Project-Based Learning Methodology Adaptable to Technological Advances for Web Programming

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8482
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos López-Pimentel ◽  
Alejandro Medina-Santiago ◽  
Miguel Alcaraz-Rivera ◽  
Carolina Del-Valle-Soto
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Plagiarism Detection ◽  
Web Programming ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

The fast pace of development of the Internet and the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic have considerably impacted the educative sector, encouraging the constant transformation of the teaching/learning strategies and more in technological areas as Educational Software Engineering. Web programming, a fundamental topic in Software Engineering and Cloud-based applications, deals with various critical challenges in education, such as learning continuous emerging technological tools, plagiarism detection, generating innovative learning environments, among others. Continual change and even more change with the current digitization becomes a challenge for teachers and students who cannot depend on traditional educational methods. The article presents a sustainable teaching/learning methodology for web programming courses in Engineering Education using project-based learning adaptable to the continuous web technological advances. The methodology has been developed and improved during 9 years, 15 groups, and 3 different universities. Our results demonstrate that the methodology is adaptable with new technologies that might arise; it also presents the advantages of avoiding plagiarism in students and a personalized induction for every specific student in the learning process.

scholarly journals Teaching and Learning Techniques for the Online Environment. How to Maintain Students’ Attention and Achieve Learning Outcomes in a Virtual Environment Using New Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-290
Author(s):  
Narcisa Roxana Moşteanu
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Digital Networks ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Teaching Learning

Digital communication has become vital to all social and economic sectors. Today we are experiencing a transition from traditional learning to e-learning via digital means. Overnight, all of humanity is learning how to adapt to digital life and leaving traditional ways of doing things behind. Digitization has been around for several years, but has become a necessity due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdowns have forced us to work remotely and to use digital networks to communicate, make payments, and learn – all sectors have had to abruptly adapt to the digital age. This paper shows how teaching and learning approaches need to adapt to new communication requirements and students' needs to achieve learning outcomes in a virtual environment. This paper uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze professors’ and students’ perspectives on the techniques of online teaching and learning, both during the isolation period and after, and what the best methods are for online learning, taking into consideration how to maintain students’ attention and how to get them actively involved in the learning process. The aim of this study is to develop a holistic image of online teaching-learning-assessment activities, to ensure the efficiency and quality of the educational process in the university environment.

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